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the simplest answer has to do with education. if you adjusted those rates for the various education levels within each of those groups, they'd be a lot closer. for example, if you look at the unemployment rate for high school graduates, it's probably around 8% or 9%. college graduates, around 4%. one explanation. and, look, there's still discrimination in our job market against minorities, that's another explanation. >> okay. look, it's not just jack welch, whom we heard from, perpetuating this conspiracy theory. look at these interviews. congressman alan west, senator john mccain both on cnbc. here we go. >> i know. >> you are alleging specifically that the president is engaging in a cover-up of the data. you are saying that the administration is actively manipulating that data. correct? >> well, absolutely. >> frankly, i am not enough of an economist to question exactly what those numbers are. our discussion about the warren act that just took place where there are blatant violations of the law, i wouldn't put anything past thi
the simplest answer has to do with education. if you adjusted those rates for the various education levels within each of those groups, they'd be a lot closer. for example, if you look at the unemployment rate for high school graduates, it's probably around 8% or 9%. college graduates, around 4%. one explanation. and, look, there's still discrimination in our job market against minorities, that's another explanation. >> okay. look, it's not just jack welch, whom we heard from,...
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he's dedicated himself to education. he's founder of the khan academy but his youtube channel has over 3,000 educational videos on everything from physics to history. his new book is titled "the one world schoolhouse." he's also on "time" magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world. welcome. you are the most popular teacher in the history of planet earth. it's undeniable. the stats don't lie. is it four million people now watched your video lessons for want of a better phrase, right? >> that's right. seven million. we're not just videos, we have interactive exercises. it's not just me anymore. >> seven million people around the world will go online to see you give effectively a lesson. >> i give lessons, we have a few other folks who are doing it. we also have an interactive platform. it's all of the above. our team is 36 people. it's not seven million just for me. >> stop being so modest. this is not what you're here for. this is to celebrate you. it's a fascinating proposition. i've got three teenaged s
he's dedicated himself to education. he's founder of the khan academy but his youtube channel has over 3,000 educational videos on everything from physics to history. his new book is titled "the one world schoolhouse." he's also on "time" magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world. welcome. you are the most popular teacher in the history of planet earth. it's undeniable. the stats don't lie. is it four million people now watched your video lessons for want...
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he leads a wide range of advocacy and public education efforts nationwide. prior to his work of the aclu, he specialized in first amendment law. but i'm going to do is try to keep this more of a conversation. i will discuss a general question and each of you can respond to it as well. there is so much we want to cover. first, let's give a general historical perspective. how does the state of religious freedom, by which i mean the ability of all americans to practice their faith, compared to 20 or 50 or 100 years ago? where are we today? maybe we could just start at the end of the table with daniel and were closer. >> first, thank you for having us all here. we appreciate this opportunity to speak to you all. i know we have spoken to many of you many times in the past. as for the historical perspective, first i just want to say one thing about the term religious freedom. it is often used to describe the rights of religious exercise of religious were shut and i think that is a vital component of religious -- worship, and i think that is a vital component of re
he leads a wide range of advocacy and public education efforts nationwide. prior to his work of the aclu, he specialized in first amendment law. but i'm going to do is try to keep this more of a conversation. i will discuss a general question and each of you can respond to it as well. there is so much we want to cover. first, let's give a general historical perspective. how does the state of religious freedom, by which i mean the ability of all americans to practice their faith, compared to 20...
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department of education guidelines are. that is all confusing to people. when can administrators draw the line in the settings? went candidate? some legislators have tried to have an successfully passed legislation in texas and elsewhere to try to get schools to put that model in place, hoping to write students put the microphone and a built-in safeguards and those kinds of people chosen trying to set it up to get the right speech. the idea is kind of ironic. they get their religious speech i would say. so that is one cluster of issues to think about his sword out to people because it's complicated for people to understand where that line is drawn. the other has to do with bible courses but there's a lot of bible courses and know it's really focused on it. and states pass laws to encourage bible courses. but these laws are not changing anything much to whether schools may have bible electives. they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. the
department of education guidelines are. that is all confusing to people. when can administrators draw the line in the settings? went candidate? some legislators have tried to have an successfully passed legislation in texas and elsewhere to try to get schools to put that model in place, hoping to write students put the microphone and a built-in safeguards and those kinds of people chosen trying to set it up to get the right speech. the idea is kind of ironic. they get their religious speech i...
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you mentioned education and i'm glad you did. i know education you are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for 30 years, and god bless her. her reward is in heaven, right. i say, too, with education, america needs to be putting a lot more focus on that and our schools have got to be really ramped up in terms of the funding that they are deserving. teachers needed to be paid more. i come from a house full of school teachers. my grandma washo is in tnce today, he's a schoolteacher, had been for many years. my brother, who i think is the best schoolteacher in the year, and here's a shout-out to all those third graders at gladys wood elementary school, you get extra credit for watching the debate. education credit in american has been in some sense in some of our states just accepted to be a little bit lax and we have got to increase the standards. no child left behind was implemented. it's not doing the job though. we need flexibility in no child left behind. we need to put more of an emphasis on the profession of teachi
you mentioned education and i'm glad you did. i know education you are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for 30 years, and god bless her. her reward is in heaven, right. i say, too, with education, america needs to be putting a lot more focus on that and our schools have got to be really ramped up in terms of the funding that they are deserving. teachers needed to be paid more. i come from a house full of school teachers. my grandma washo is in tnce today, he's a schoolteacher,...
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we always seem to agree on various cuts to make, whether on the domestic discretionary programs like education or highways or on the entitlement programs, but we never seem to agree on revenues. i think one of the major stumbling blocks which i've pointed out people have bought on to the theory as part of deficit reduction we ought to lower the top rate on the highest income people. you lose a ton of revenue there and you can't make it up unless you squeeze the middle class. so if you're going to start out by saying the first thing we do is lower the rate from say 35 to 28 as simpson-bowles does or 25 as ryan does it's virtually impossible do deficit reduction without hurting the middle class. my suggestion intended to break this deadlock, this gridlock we've had on getting a budget deal for the last year and a half, let's get off this thing that the first thing we do is say we're going to lower the top rate. in the presidential campaign, the president's campaigning on letting the rate on the highest income people go back to where it was in the clinton years, that makes sense. now some republi
we always seem to agree on various cuts to make, whether on the domestic discretionary programs like education or highways or on the entitlement programs, but we never seem to agree on revenues. i think one of the major stumbling blocks which i've pointed out people have bought on to the theory as part of deficit reduction we ought to lower the top rate on the highest income people. you lose a ton of revenue there and you can't make it up unless you squeeze the middle class. so if you're going...
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let's movie onto the propositions, with 30 and 38, because these provide tax money for education. they kind of do the same thing. 30 says we will tax people over $250,000 a year for seven years and ups the sales tax by a quarter percent for everybody across the board. if i don't make $250,000 but i shop i will pay a little more. if i did i would be paying more and paying more at the marketplace. proposition 38 increases taxes i believe for everybody, but it uses a sliding scale. i wonder what that is exactly. and there is no sale's tax and that is molly munger's thing, the first thing being jerry brown. do they compete with each other or are they good for next. >> basically they are different. the governor is trying to save the state from severe cuts and services for people up and down the line, where one is concentrated totally upon education and that is molly munger's 38. to that degree they are different and the governor is hoping you will think about the loss of the services more than you will think about the tax increase for those making over $250,000. >> which will be harder
let's movie onto the propositions, with 30 and 38, because these provide tax money for education. they kind of do the same thing. 30 says we will tax people over $250,000 a year for seven years and ups the sales tax by a quarter percent for everybody across the board. if i don't make $250,000 but i shop i will pay a little more. if i did i would be paying more and paying more at the marketplace. proposition 38 increases taxes i believe for everybody, but it uses a sliding scale. i wonder what...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. perform, compete and grow. and people are driving this change. that's the power of human resources. the society... for human resource management and its members know... how to harness that power, because we help develop it. from the next economy, to the next generation, we help get... the most out of business, by getting the best out of people. shrm. leading people, leading organizations. [ male announcer ] start with nothing, build a ground-breaking car. good. now build a time machine. go here, find someone who can build a futuristic dash board display. bring future guy back. watch him build a tft display like nothing you've ever seen. get him to explain exactly what that is. the thin film transistor display... [ male announcer ] mmm, maybe not. just show it. customize the dash, give it park assist. the fuel efficiency flower thing. send future guy home, his work here is done. destroy time machine.
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the cost of education is out of sight. we need to have an educated student population. my youngest daughter graduated. i understand. one of the largest driving forces behind the high cost of education is administrative costs. professor war makes about $350 thousand to teach a course. she got a zero interest loan and gets perks. it is interesting. kids are forced to go out and borrow money at a high interest rate. then harvard goes and gets a zero interest loan to the professors. that is one of the driving forces behind the high costs of education. that, energy, health care. if you are paying for health care for students, it has gone up as a result of obamacare to about $1,500. we have done a lot with providing benefits for our students. we need to continue to do that. there she goes again with regard to talking about student interest rates. i voted against it because i did not want to see small business owners pay $60 billion to pay for low interest rates. we stopped it and we worked and rolled up our sleeves and did it without taxing people and using any additional fed
the cost of education is out of sight. we need to have an educated student population. my youngest daughter graduated. i understand. one of the largest driving forces behind the high cost of education is administrative costs. professor war makes about $350 thousand to teach a course. she got a zero interest loan and gets perks. it is interesting. kids are forced to go out and borrow money at a high interest rate. then harvard goes and gets a zero interest loan to the professors. that is one of...
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. >> so think they're on a pr mission here to educate people or draw attention to this issue because they're worried about the impact it will have on their business. >> absolutely. they're brilliant men and it for jamie dimon to mention a war room and for mr. blankfein to host that event and articulating -- the convexity is phenomenal. if they were to work out a deal and somehow give everybody some visibility for 2013, the up side for the financials is really dramatic. but on the other side of the coin, the payroll tax cut alone, it that goes away that's 1% of disposable income. in my lifetime, you have very rare points in time where 9 consumer can be impacted by gist one point of the fiscal cliff. consumer can be impacted by gist one point of the fiscal cliff. >> so the trouble with obviously it would be great broadly speaking or for markets to let all of these measures -- to kick the can down road, but the flip side of the coin being the risks that that potentially raises or the concern that would raise in circles about the debt levels that we have here in the u.s. >> i've been blo
. >> so think they're on a pr mission here to educate people or draw attention to this issue because they're worried about the impact it will have on their business. >> absolutely. they're brilliant men and it for jamie dimon to mention a war room and for mr. blankfein to host that event and articulating -- the convexity is phenomenal. if they were to work out a deal and somehow give everybody some visibility for 2013, the up side for the financials is really dramatic. but on the...
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. >> 54-year-old christopher ryan was a veteran educator in union city. >> he was a teacher here for 18 years. he also worked add a administrateor. >> he >> he talked about college. he wanted to prep us all for. >> reporter: together grief counselors on hand. ryan's family told the sheriff's office they last saw him on tuesday morning. but in this parking area three near interstate 280 and highway 91 deputies say his car wednesday night. the next day ryan's body was found in the same general area. investigator wouldn't comment on how died. they i did the case now in the hand of coroners off. students say they have a lot of questions and his presence will be miss. >> he had heart problems i'm hoping it's related to that instead of murder or. >> everyone is just shock. >> work for the book room and the lady there said every morning he would come in and talk her. he would come face to face. >> reporter: students say the school plans to pay tribute starting next week. corn nors office would not give us any information and the family understandably declined an interview. >>> and pipeline
. >> 54-year-old christopher ryan was a veteran educator in union city. >> he was a teacher here for 18 years. he also worked add a administrateor. >> he >> he talked about college. he wanted to prep us all for. >> reporter: together grief counselors on hand. ryan's family told the sheriff's office they last saw him on tuesday morning. but in this parking area three near interstate 280 and highway 91 deputies say his car wednesday night. the next day ryan's body...
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i have taken care of a lot of families whether it's education or medical or whatever you want to say. i did work hard and i did build it. >> what does this say about his mentality, though? look at where we are in the ton tr country. >> that came out probably he wished he didn't say it. the truth came out. often times you will see that. >> that was one of the few times he was off prompt ter. oo ee may have been off tell pyrometer. people need to understand that's where he is all about and where he is coming from. >> we are going to spread the wealth around and you didn't build that. here's where you are economically. we have one in 6 americans in poverty. 5 million americans under employed. this staggers my mind. 49 million americans on food stamps right now in this country. the net worth of a person has gone down 40 percent in three years. the average home price gone down 35 percent. >> we owe $17 trillion a number you wouldn't think would be thinkable. china will take over as the economic power in 2019. if you said that 10 years ago or 6 years ago nobody would have believed it possib
i have taken care of a lot of families whether it's education or medical or whatever you want to say. i did work hard and i did build it. >> what does this say about his mentality, though? look at where we are in the ton tr country. >> that came out probably he wished he didn't say it. the truth came out. often times you will see that. >> that was one of the few times he was off prompt ter. oo ee may have been off tell pyrometer. people need to understand that's where he is...
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we'll get back to education. i don't know any government program that john is supporting not early education more money for it. the reason no child left behind was left behind was the money was left behind. we didn't fund. question get back to athey assume. with regard to the role of the vice president. i had a long talk, as i'm sure the governor did with her principle in my case with barack obama. let me tell you what barack obama asked me to do. i have history of getting things done in the senate. john mccain would acknowledge that. my record shows that on controversial issues. i would be the point person for the legislative initiative in the united states congress for our administration. i would also when asked if i wanted a portfolio of my response was no. barack obama indicated to me want me with him to governor. every major decision he'll be making i'll be sitting in the room to give him best advice. he's president not me. i'll give my best advice. one of the things early on he olympic picked someone who in
we'll get back to education. i don't know any government program that john is supporting not early education more money for it. the reason no child left behind was left behind was the money was left behind. we didn't fund. question get back to athey assume. with regard to the role of the vice president. i had a long talk, as i'm sure the governor did with her principle in my case with barack obama. let me tell you what barack obama asked me to do. i have history of getting things done in the...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't g go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6, on your side. >> a firsthand look at the labor issues plaguing american airlines. >> we were at reagan national this morning where pilots were picketing. they're pushing to secure new contracts. it is the latest issue plaguing the airlines on top of maintenance problems that are causing a number of delays and cancellations. the airline sent us a statement today. american airlines had said it is working to ensure the current problems will not affect holiday travel. >> things could be looking up when it comes to finding a job. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits has dropped to its lowest levels. jobs report showed the unemployment rate
but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't g go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6, on your side. >> a firsthand look at the labor issues plaguing american...
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in fact, by thinking about where you want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you might find the best route leads somewhere you weren't even looking. let's get to work. >>> back now with more on the breaking news. the pretty surprising jailhouse tape that surfaced tonight on penn state radio. jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach, convicted serial child rapist, not expressing remorse, not really taking responsibility, in fact, not taking responsibility at all, blaming the victims, the system, the courts, just about everybody that convicted him. listen. >> we must fight unfairness, inconsistency and dishonesty. people need to be portrayed for who they really are. we have not been complainers. when we couldn't have kids, we adopted. we didn't have time to prepare for a trial, we still gave it our best. we will fight for another chance. we have been given many second chances and now will ask for one. it will take more than our effort. justice will have to be more than just a word. fairness will be more than just a dream. it will take others. somebody apolitic
in fact, by thinking about where you want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you might find the best route leads somewhere you weren't even looking. let's get to work. >>> back now with more on the breaking news. the pretty surprising jailhouse tape that surfaced tonight on penn state radio. jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach, convicted serial child rapist, not expressing remorse, not really taking responsibility, in fact, not taking responsibility...
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i wouldn't be standing on this stage today without my comprehensive school education. so, britain gave me, gave my family, a great gift that my parents never had. a safe and secure childhood. and you know my parents didn't talk much about their early lives, it was too painful, it hurt too much. the pain of those they lost. the guilt of survivors. but i believe that their experience meant they brought up both david and myself differently as a result. because having struggled for life itself, they instilled in us a sense of duty to ease the struggles of others. and this came not just from my parents' wartime experience it came from the daily fabric of our childhood. you know there were toys and games, rows about homework. i was actually a dallas fan, believe it or not, which didn't go down well with my dad as you can imagine. so of course there were the normal things, but every upbringing is special, and mine was special because of the place of politics within it. when i was twelve years old, i met a south african friend of my parents, her name was ruth first. the image
i wouldn't be standing on this stage today without my comprehensive school education. so, britain gave me, gave my family, a great gift that my parents never had. a safe and secure childhood. and you know my parents didn't talk much about their early lives, it was too painful, it hurt too much. the pain of those they lost. the guilt of survivors. but i believe that their experience meant they brought up both david and myself differently as a result. because having struggled for life itself,...
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conversation one thing that they did not touch on which they should have touched on was immigration and education. but they were guided more by the moderator who did a great job in conducting this. i don't find the debate wanting on substantive issues. >> if you're my age and you are watching this thing and you're worried about medicare and social security, which of these individuals do you believe? >> i think it depends on who you are predisposed to believe. joe biden is a liberal, a new deal. to point outownefirst that, while his own president said is that he's willing to raise the retirement age, joe biden says no. this is a major for medicare and social security. they will not be around. we are the party of the medicare and social security. what about now? what will you do when your own president has said medicare will die unless it is reform? i think he is inclined toward that new deal liberalism. you except what joe biden will say. if you listen to paul ryan, he said we have to amend it. we have to change it. and this is how we will do it. >> i want to get to policy, to appear in a week aft
conversation one thing that they did not touch on which they should have touched on was immigration and education. but they were guided more by the moderator who did a great job in conducting this. i don't find the debate wanting on substantive issues. >> if you're my age and you are watching this thing and you're worried about medicare and social security, which of these individuals do you believe? >> i think it depends on who you are predisposed to believe. joe biden is a liberal,...
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you can read the entire audit on the education alert page of wbaltv.com. it was their only night in the spotlight. last night, the candidates did not hold back on many punches as they pushed to step up the tone and intensity of the race. jay has a response to the debate. >> the verbal shots came early -- >> we're heading in the wrong direction. >> and often. >> with all due respect, that is a bunch of malarkey. >> most of the time, vice president joe biden and the man who wants to take his job, rep paul ryan, or talking about -- were talking about or over one another. >> we will not allow the reins to get in a clear weapon. >> it is because this administration has no credibility on this issue. >> you want to go to war? is that what to do now? >> we want to prevent war. >> but nothing can keep this in. >> i am proud of dubai and. >> i believe that paul ryan last night bested joe biden. >> but one thing they can agree is what could be a setting of the stage for a fiery second presidential debate next week. >> coming up, the deadly fungal a meningitis outbrea
you can read the entire audit on the education alert page of wbaltv.com. it was their only night in the spotlight. last night, the candidates did not hold back on many punches as they pushed to step up the tone and intensity of the race. jay has a response to the debate. >> the verbal shots came early -- >> we're heading in the wrong direction. >> and often. >> with all due respect, that is a bunch of malarkey. >> most of the time, vice president joe biden and the...
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but education is another one. but it was guided pretty much by the moderator who did a great job conducting this. i don't find the debate wanting on substantive issues. >> if you're my age and you are watching this thing and you're worried about medicare and social security, which of these individuals do you believe? >> it would depend on who you are predisposed to believe. joe biden is a had a liberal, a new deal liberal. i am not averse to point out that, whereas his own president is willing to contemplate raising the retirement age, joe biden said, no, we will not touch these things. these things are sacred. everyone over the age of nine knows that come if you don't know anything -- if you don't do anything for medicare and social security, it will not be around. he made the case. we are the party of social security. the republicans largely oppose it. yes, that is true, for 50 years. what will you do when you're on president has said that medicare will die unless it is reformed? so if you're inclined toward tha
but education is another one. but it was guided pretty much by the moderator who did a great job conducting this. i don't find the debate wanting on substantive issues. >> if you're my age and you are watching this thing and you're worried about medicare and social security, which of these individuals do you believe? >> it would depend on who you are predisposed to believe. joe biden is a had a liberal, a new deal liberal. i am not averse to point out that, whereas his own president...
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but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> some nice days ahead of us. >> here's a live look across the city. you can see some bands that will clear the area tonight. very chilly in the morning. a nice warmup tomorrow but not as warm as today. you can see the ups and downs over the next few days. more about this and the forecast coming up. >> good baseball weather. abc world news is coming up pamela howze: it just seems like such an... infringement on our lives. how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's trying to restrict us again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of
but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> some nice days ahead of us. >> here's a live look across the city. you can see some bands that will clear the area...
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you can read the entire audit on the education alert page of wbaltv.com. >> loved ones gathered this evening for a candlelight vigil to remember the lives of five family members who are killed in an early-morning fire in east baltimore. sheldon dutes joins us with more on the vigil and the latest on the investigation. >> firefighters say they are still trying to figure out where the fire started and what may have sparked the fire. relatives said there were smoke alarms in the home, but firefighters say based on the evidence that does not appear to be true at this time. dozens of loved ones gathered tonight to pray for the victims and families. stuffed animals and lighted candles decorate the entrance of the home where four children and their grandmother killed at an early-morning fire. a seven-euro was one of the victims. >> we both like to get on the trampoline. she was kind and generous. but she was a very lovable child. she hugged everyone. it is just so amazing that yesterday, she went around hugging everyone and telling them i love you. little did we know that would be the last
you can read the entire audit on the education alert page of wbaltv.com. >> loved ones gathered this evening for a candlelight vigil to remember the lives of five family members who are killed in an early-morning fire in east baltimore. sheldon dutes joins us with more on the vigil and the latest on the investigation. >> firefighters say they are still trying to figure out where the fire started and what may have sparked the fire. relatives said there were smoke alarms in the home,...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back. i'm melissa harris-perry in new york. with laryngitis. on wednesday, the supreme court heard arguments in fisher versus the university of texas. that outcome of that case could eradicate the use of affirmative action in the college admissions process as we know it. at the table, kenji yoshino, professor at nyu school of law, the acting president and director and counsel of the naacp legal defense fund and back with us chloe angyal and robert traynham. >>> talk to me about the history of affirmative action. where does it begin and how do we get to where we are today? >> because this case is coming out of texas. the history should begin with sweat v painter. it cleared the way for brown versus board of education. it was in the days where texas stood for exclusion and didn't want african-americans to go to the flagship institution. thorough good won that case and we got brown. in that
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back. i'm melissa harris-perry in new york. with laryngitis. on wednesday, the supreme court heard arguments in fisher versus the university of texas. that outcome of that case could eradicate the use of affirmative action in the college admissions process as we know it. at the table, kenji yoshino, professor at nyu school of law, the acting...
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for more than 107 years, vmi has done more than educate students. it has guided their transformation into citizens, warriors, and leaders. vmi graduates serve with honor in nation's defense, just as many are doing in afghanistan and other plants. -- lands. i mourn with you the 15 brave souls who have been lost. i join with you and praying for the many vmi graduates who are right now serving in harm's way. may god bless all who serve and all who have served. of all the vmi graduates, and none is more distinguished, perhaps, then general george marshall, the chief of staff of the army became secretary of state, secretary of defense, helped to vanquish fascism and plant it europe's restcue from despair. general marshall once said, "the only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it." those words were true in his time, and in a courtroom in our time -- and they are true in our time. month, our nation was attacked again. a u.s. ambassador and three fellow americans are dead, murdered in benghazi, libya. among the dead or three veterans, all on a mi
for more than 107 years, vmi has done more than educate students. it has guided their transformation into citizens, warriors, and leaders. vmi graduates serve with honor in nation's defense, just as many are doing in afghanistan and other plants. -- lands. i mourn with you the 15 brave souls who have been lost. i join with you and praying for the many vmi graduates who are right now serving in harm's way. may god bless all who serve and all who have served. of all the vmi graduates, and none is...
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student body for students graduating from texas high schools because they recognize that the path of education has to be open to every society, and we need to have kids learning from each other in the classroom, on the campus, on the fields of competition and everywhere. >> and so mr. taylor, what's the matter with that argument? how is it that your interpretation and those who are going to be arguing on the same side that you are is that affirmative action is actually serving as a crutch and that it hurts the very people that it is designed to serve and help? >> well, let me begin by saying i agree with mr. adigbuleh that a racial adversity and especially intellectual diversity is a good thing to have. the question is how far you're going to compromise other values, such as merit selection and the well-being of the individual students to accomplish that. by using very large racial preferences, much larger than most people realize in terms of the academic gaps between entering students who are black or hispanic or white or asian, there is kind of a hierarchy with asians at the top in terms of
student body for students graduating from texas high schools because they recognize that the path of education has to be open to every society, and we need to have kids learning from each other in the classroom, on the campus, on the fields of competition and everywhere. >> and so mr. taylor, what's the matter with that argument? how is it that your interpretation and those who are going to be arguing on the same side that you are is that affirmative action is actually serving as a crutch...
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it has thengs like we are going to fix trade and education. but abortion is not on that list. >> yes, but the reason that he is the nominee is because he ba battle ed in the nominee race. i remember i covered it day after day. he suddenly hardened his positions. he was against gay marriage. he was against all abortions and so on. and now suddenly we have moderate mitt has returned to the frame. the guy we remember from massachusetts. which siis it? >> there is a difference. and i think what he is trying to say, i'm pro life but that is not a peas of legislation. >> he had it in his mind earlier this year. he was appealing to them to make the nominee. there is a real chance of winning and suddenly we are seeing a much less threatening to a moderate electorate. and i think the president is right when he says he is trying to cloud this issue. and i think that is a dangerous thing. i think the american people had to step up and say i don't want this type of a leader. i don't want someone who says one thing one day and another thing another day. he
it has thengs like we are going to fix trade and education. but abortion is not on that list. >> yes, but the reason that he is the nominee is because he ba battle ed in the nominee race. i remember i covered it day after day. he suddenly hardened his positions. he was against gay marriage. he was against all abortions and so on. and now suddenly we have moderate mitt has returned to the frame. the guy we remember from massachusetts. which siis it? >> there is a difference. and i...
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for me to challenge a child, their right to education, a girl's right to education, it is a fundamental violation. >> you think this is isolated to that region where they still have an influence? >> i think we have seen an erosion of rights over the past few years, and we have seen women and girls being targeted more and more by extremist elements. it shows fundamentally that there is a real power struggle going on, but part of the power struggle is being fought on the lines of gender and gender-based violence. >> when you see what is happening nbc our report, he recently returned from afghanistan. how optimistic are you that the improvements that have been made in the last three years in terms of getting girls in the school and allowing them to stay there will be upheld once nato forces leave? >> i think there is a commitment amongst community to keeping children in school and seeing girls in school. we saw a tremendous increase in the number of girls in school in afghanistan once they were pushed out of power. you still have 3 million girls out of school, 35 million worldwide. there i
for me to challenge a child, their right to education, a girl's right to education, it is a fundamental violation. >> you think this is isolated to that region where they still have an influence? >> i think we have seen an erosion of rights over the past few years, and we have seen women and girls being targeted more and more by extremist elements. it shows fundamentally that there is a real power struggle going on, but part of the power struggle is being fought on the lines of...
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they do support -- is long does it support girls' education. -- islam does support girls' education. the fact that malala is one of them, it has personalized the issue. >> do you think this attack on malala might help the pakastani government have the political will to take on the taliban? >> i just heard that the ministry and the minister of the interior are hoping this will give them the will to move the bank that has not happened and needs to happen if pakistan is to have an effective counterterrorism policy. >> are you worried that the american condemnation of the attack on malala could prove counterproductive when you are trying to help? >> we are not the only ones condemning. even those who are anti-american are condemning the attack. it may reverberate most negatively against one candidate for president, but he has held back from condemning the taliban himself for a reason that i think is very interesting. he says he is afraid they would retaliate against his workers in the region. that shows you the deaths of the year and intimidation that just a handful -- the death of the f
they do support -- is long does it support girls' education. -- islam does support girls' education. the fact that malala is one of them, it has personalized the issue. >> do you think this attack on malala might help the pakastani government have the political will to take on the taliban? >> i just heard that the ministry and the minister of the interior are hoping this will give them the will to move the bank that has not happened and needs to happen if pakistan is to have an...
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they saved $7 in the course of that education. >> education is very important. half of our budget goes to education. but we are still struggling. when we have our teachers tied to teaching, when we are grating our students on the performance of one test instead of the progress through the year is an injustice to the teachers and the students. not everyone of us tests the same. we need to bring vocational education back to the schools. we need to start creating an environment in our schools where the child is not on an educational path for college, they are on the path for vocational training and have a chance to have a solid life with education. we need to empower classrooms and redirect some of the dollars out of the administration in the classroom. >> thank you for the question. other than public safety, there is nothing that the state does that is more important than educating our kids. we have made great progress in a recent years. graduation rates are up, test scores are up. but we have a long way to go. 20% of our schools got a great of -- grade of c or lo
they saved $7 in the course of that education. >> education is very important. half of our budget goes to education. but we are still struggling. when we have our teachers tied to teaching, when we are grating our students on the performance of one test instead of the progress through the year is an injustice to the teachers and the students. not everyone of us tests the same. we need to bring vocational education back to the schools. we need to start creating an environment in our...
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vesting in education because the world scommi in the middle of a knowledge explosion, investing in education because that is the growth opportunity we have in this country. investing in infrastructure because it supports everything else, roads, rails, broadband expansion. and we have a president who has committed to that. why in because it's simple, because the congress will say yes every time? no, because he knows that is the formula for enabling the american dream to survive for another nation. we need to be voting today and be thinking about getting our votes together for tomorrow in order to advance the american dream for another generation. that's why i'm for president obama. now i'm a great believer we get the government we deserve. if the people of virginia and other americans sit it out and leaf it up to the handfuls of people who want this government to be concentrated in a few, we will get that government. but if we work at the grass roots and go and knock on doors and talk to our neighbors and co-workers and those cranky uncles we all v the folks you don't want to have that conver
vesting in education because the world scommi in the middle of a knowledge explosion, investing in education because that is the growth opportunity we have in this country. investing in infrastructure because it supports everything else, roads, rails, broadband expansion. and we have a president who has committed to that. why in because it's simple, because the congress will say yes every time? no, because he knows that is the formula for enabling the american dream to survive for another...
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education is not granted the way it's granted here. how can we ever think there would be durable peace in these areas without people who have access to education. years ago you used to say you open a school, you close a jail. with that idea, one little girl is more threatening to the taliban today than the pakistani army. the pan stanny often they flirt with these groups and they close an eye on them and they let them govern certain areas. even the americans were protesting more than once say they give them actual information, they give them funds and very often they don't take care of the protection of the civil society in these areas. we have to understand that in the last ten years, americans spent $20 billion only in pakistan. 80% of that budget went directly to the army. 170 million went to education. what we are doing in these countries, we have to think that our policy is about building armies. not about building societities. what malala wanted was to build a civil society that lead to democratization of the place. and lead to t
education is not granted the way it's granted here. how can we ever think there would be durable peace in these areas without people who have access to education. years ago you used to say you open a school, you close a jail. with that idea, one little girl is more threatening to the taliban today than the pakistani army. the pan stanny often they flirt with these groups and they close an eye on them and they let them govern certain areas. even the americans were protesting more than once say...
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the taliban said it targeted her because she spoke out about wanting an education. students have been holding vigils across the country for her. >>> and number three members of the famed u.s. postal services tour de france team took performance enhancing drugs to be a good teammate for lance armstrong. that's what tyler hamilton told cnn. a team masseuse said she helped transport banned steroids. the two testified to the u.s. an antidoping agency which says it has overwhelming evidence that armstrong was the ringleader of hes team's doping program. a. >>> and number four, the death toll climbs to 14 in the fungal meningitis outbreak as the cdc says now 185 cases of the noncontagious illness in a dozen states. meanwhile, a minnesota woman has filed what appear to be the first lawsuit in the outbreak. some 14,000 people may have received those injections. >>> and number five. new york mayor michael bloomberg's ban on large, sugary drinks may be in supera sup supersized legal battle. they cited technicalities saying only the city council has the power to impose such a
the taliban said it targeted her because she spoke out about wanting an education. students have been holding vigils across the country for her. >>> and number three members of the famed u.s. postal services tour de france team took performance enhancing drugs to be a good teammate for lance armstrong. that's what tyler hamilton told cnn. a team masseuse said she helped transport banned steroids. the two testified to the u.s. an antidoping agency which says it has overwhelming evidence...
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i really wish we had a catchy term for tax-exempt educational group. via things like like semi-super pac or something that would allow us to shorthanded. it would probably help a lot in the educational aspect. for readers. >> they get five o. one c. four and were out of here. editors don't want to see. >> the acronym would be excited. >> so what i see as we are entering a universe, where brad probably thinks this is positive, where more money is flying outside of party institutions, outside of candidates. more of a controlled by constellations of political operatives and donors with ties to different candidates. and that is where i see us going. i think it is a consultant strain. i mean, it is like a gold mine for political consultants. you can make so much money you don't have to answer to candidates or candidates spouses or travel anywhere. they just sit in a control room in alexandria, cut ads, collect checks, read polls. it's a great job and it is the future of politics. >> so we have a whole bunch of questions here and also people on twitter, you
i really wish we had a catchy term for tax-exempt educational group. via things like like semi-super pac or something that would allow us to shorthanded. it would probably help a lot in the educational aspect. for readers. >> they get five o. one c. four and were out of here. editors don't want to see. >> the acronym would be excited. >> so what i see as we are entering a universe, where brad probably thinks this is positive, where more money is flying outside of party...